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Alternative · Grades 4–12 · 417 students
Carolus Online Academy
101 Westpark Boulevard Suite C, Columbia, SC 29210
Grades
K–12
Other
Students
1,786
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
27.9 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
SC Public Charter School District
Lexington County
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About Carolus Online Academy
Carolus Online Academy is a charter school in Columbia, South Carolina, serving grades K–12. It is part of SC Public Charter School District. The school is located in a large suburb in Lexington County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 1,786 students were enrolled, with about 27.9 students for every full-time teacher. As a charter school, it is publicly funded and tuition-free, but operates independently of the local district under a charter from SC Public Charter School District. The school is fully virtual.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–12
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- Other
- Grades offered
- K–12
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 1,786 students
- Students per teacher
- 27.9 to 1
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- SC Public Charter School District
- Magnet school
- No
- Virtual learning
- Fully virtual
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- SC Public Charter School District
- County
- Lexington County
- NCES school ID
- 450390101780
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.